MA Pete
Pattern Thin Convert!
Are you guys getting sick of my 2020 NGDs yet? (I am most certainly not.) 
I did a sweet trade deal, one Private Stock plus a little bit of cash for *two* killer 2020 10 Top McCarty models!
First up here, a 25" McCarty in McCarty Sunburst.
This one is very gorgeous, in a classic vintage PRS sort of way! It is weird, in real life there is a darker sunburst, and it has a little green in it like the 50's Les Pauls got when they faded to a Lemon Burst. It looks amazing in that regard! My other McCarty Sunburst guitars have no green at all, and have more of an orange burst. I dig that this one is different, and more vintage. I would call this one a "Dirty McCarty Sunburst".
The top is gorgeous in a classic sort of way, a good 10 Top, but not the most amazing top ever. It has one of those 3D flames that changes with the angle, which is cool. It has the vertical grain lines perpendicular to the flame, which I always love in a vintage finish.
It plays and sounds AMAZING! It blows me away how consistently great the 2020s are. I know I have said that a dozen times, but every time a get another one and it is equally amazing as all the other ones, I feel the need to say it again.
I already had a great Nitro-finished 2020 in Yellow Tiger, but it wasn't the full 2020 spec, it has regular 5815s (versus the LTs), Phase III Tuners, and J-Birds. This one is the full 2020 spec.
I have been infatuated with the 594s since they came out, but this year I have come to really appreciate the 25" McCarty as well. I would have never thought to try one, but they sounded amazing in both the Tim Pierce / Howard Leese video, and this year's Bryan Ewald demo, so I felt I had to give one a try, and I am glad I did!
I think if I were to rank my favorite 3 models right now, it would be close for the SC 594 and the 25" McCarty for #1 and #2, and the DC 594 would be #3. In a DC, I seem to be preferring the 25" McCarty over the DC 594. A big surprise for me, I didn't at all see that coming!
I dig it!!
I did a sweet trade deal, one Private Stock plus a little bit of cash for *two* killer 2020 10 Top McCarty models!
First up here, a 25" McCarty in McCarty Sunburst.
This one is very gorgeous, in a classic vintage PRS sort of way! It is weird, in real life there is a darker sunburst, and it has a little green in it like the 50's Les Pauls got when they faded to a Lemon Burst. It looks amazing in that regard! My other McCarty Sunburst guitars have no green at all, and have more of an orange burst. I dig that this one is different, and more vintage. I would call this one a "Dirty McCarty Sunburst".
The top is gorgeous in a classic sort of way, a good 10 Top, but not the most amazing top ever. It has one of those 3D flames that changes with the angle, which is cool. It has the vertical grain lines perpendicular to the flame, which I always love in a vintage finish.
It plays and sounds AMAZING! It blows me away how consistently great the 2020s are. I know I have said that a dozen times, but every time a get another one and it is equally amazing as all the other ones, I feel the need to say it again.
I already had a great Nitro-finished 2020 in Yellow Tiger, but it wasn't the full 2020 spec, it has regular 5815s (versus the LTs), Phase III Tuners, and J-Birds. This one is the full 2020 spec.
I have been infatuated with the 594s since they came out, but this year I have come to really appreciate the 25" McCarty as well. I would have never thought to try one, but they sounded amazing in both the Tim Pierce / Howard Leese video, and this year's Bryan Ewald demo, so I felt I had to give one a try, and I am glad I did!
I think if I were to rank my favorite 3 models right now, it would be close for the SC 594 and the 25" McCarty for #1 and #2, and the DC 594 would be #3. In a DC, I seem to be preferring the 25" McCarty over the DC 594. A big surprise for me, I didn't at all see that coming!
I dig it!!
